Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-39134 CVE-2021-39135 |
CWE-ID | CWE-61 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
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arborist Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | npm Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU61256
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39134
CWE-ID:
CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local attacker can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsarborist: 0.0.0 - 2.8.1
External linkshttp://github.com/npm/arborist/security/advisories/GHSA-2h3h-q99f-3fhc
http://www.npmjs.com/package/@npmcli/arborist
http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU61257
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39135
CWE-ID:
CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local attacker can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsarborist: 0.0.0 - 2.8.1
External linkshttp://github.com/npm/arborist/security/advisories/GHSA-gmw6-94gg-2rc2
http://www.npmjs.com/package/@npmcli/arborist
http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.